Operation Krivaja '95

Operation Krivaja '95
Part of the Bosnian War
A map depicting the capture of Srebrenica by Bosnian Serb forces
Date 6–11 July 1995 Location Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Result Decisive victory for Army of Republika Srpska End of Srebrenica siege Beginning of the Srebrenica massacre
Belligerents
Army of Republika Srpska Greek Volunteer Guard Russian volunteers • Arkan Tigers • Scorpions	Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina NATO UNPROFOR Dutchbat Ukrainian peacekeepers
Commanders and leaders
Ratko Mladić Radislav Krstić Zdravko Tolimir Milenko Živanović Milorad Pelemiš	Ramiz Bećirović (WIA) Thomas Karremans
Strength
1,500–2,000 soldiers 200–300 volunteers 100 volunteers	6,000 soldiers Air Support 270 peacekeepers
Casualties and losses
300 killed	750 killed 1 peacekeeper killed, hundreds taken hostage

Operation Krivaja '95 (Serbian: Oпeрaциja Криваја '95, Bosnian: Operacija Krivaja '95) was the codename of a military operation launched by the VRS against formations of the ARBIH in the UN enclave of Srebrenica. It was launched on 6 July 1995, and ended on 11 July 1995 with VRS capture of the city. The operation ended the three-year-long siege of the town and was followed by the Srebrenica massacre and Operation Stupčanica '95, which has been ruled a crime of genocide by international courts of law.